Groundwater

Which of the following IS NOT true about groundwater?

• Groundwater is the largest freshwater source on Earth.

• Groundwater is freshwater beneath Earth’s surface.

• Groundwater is the largest liquid freshwater source for humans.

• Groundwater can maintain streamflow during times of drought.

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The top of an aquifer is known as:

• the water table.

• an artesian well.

• the hydraulic gradient.

• a geyser.

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The upper surface of an aquifer is known as a?

• geyser

• aquifer

• water table

• well

What is the best definition of a water table?

• The level to which a river rises when it floods

• The boundary between the land and the ocean

• The top of the saturated zone in an aquifer

• The bottom of the saturated zone in an aquifer

• The top of the unsaturated zone in an aquifer

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What is groundwater?

• Water that comes from the interior of the Earth

• Water that filters through the soil when it rains

• Salty water

• All of the answers are correct

Large body of groundwater

• Lake

• Ocean

• Pool

• Aquifer

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Groundwater is salty

• True

• False

Fertilizer can seep through the ground to reach groundwater, what effect can it have?

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to reverse flow

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to freeze

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to become undrinkable

• It will seep into the school

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Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:

• Groundwater
• Bogs
• Water in the ground

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What is water that seeps into the ground into spaces between bits of rocks and soil?

• Water table
• Spring
• Aquifer
• Groundwater